I don't get the appeal of the bishop pair, I prefer a pair of knights honestly.

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WHAT does /chess/ THINK of PINKanena? Does she deserve to be the mascot of /chess/? Does she STINK?

>>97615169
She's not improving fast enough, the dream is over anon.

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the perfect bullet strategy

The most satisfying games are the ones where you have like 10 seconds left on the clock to checkmate him after successfully promoting your pawn, and he is desperately dancing around the board trying to time you out just before you get him

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I think I'm used to chess.com now

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this is great. free rating points

>>97617662
What was tripping you up about it?

>>97615950
The best feeling is when the opponent resigns and says GG in chat.

>>97621484
Bonus points if it's OTB and a cute girl asking to analyse the game at a pub nearby.

>>97621806
My roommate fumbled a 2.1k lichess girl he matched with. He opened by talking about chess and she ghosted him after he revealed his 1300 rating.

I was really excited to have a new chess bestie, too...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qyhIkSz5cA

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>>97619517
I was used to 2 min straight on PlayOK. now I have this 2+1 on Chess.com. I had to adjust to this, so I could efficiently flag my opponents in this website. it is working

>>97621806
>>97623017
Let's just be honest this isn't the hobby for picking up girls, it is like 99% men

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>>97621484
Very cool, anon. But that's nothing. Look at this.

>>97625250
I wish I had normalfag hobbies like guitar and chess. I hate the people I share my hobbies with because they're even more autistic than I am.

>>97625633
meant to say guitar and *golf

>>97625515
>0.7
lol

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I am following Chessbrah's Habits series and having a lot of fun :) found a neat pin in this game

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Reviewed a game I won earlier and realised I missed a chance to deliver checkmate with an en passant capture. I saw the move, but I thought it was just a check, not mate, so I promoted a pawn to a queen instead for an easy win. Would've been my first ever en passant checkmate too...

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Mr. Mojo Risin'

https://youtube.com/shorts/sIySC__q33U

>>97625485
How many OGs from those days are still around? I think I played omegatom yesterday

>>97629717
I hope they are all dead.

>>97629793
why?

>>97630487
There were a couple of bad guys, and the only way to be sure they'll not come back here is to kill them all.

>>97629717
you're the one who claimed to be omegatom, Jose Porotskoy

>>97630541
No I was the other guy who played him while you were playing him.
>>97630532
Aren’t you one of the OGs yourself?

>>97630851
>No I was the other guy who played him while you were playing him.
I see

>>97631092
crazy

>>97617674
>free rating points
You are overvaluing them.

>>97624275
Faustino will try to become the youngest ever GM:
https://en.chessbase.com/post/aeroflot-open-2026-preview

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>>97632450
das rite

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>>97632620
he'll have to figure out how to beat Supi

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gud. I can use me system against this bot

>>97614907
>Prague International Chess Festival
Day 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxpggTc_FjQ

>>97614907
How do i filter out or block Indian flags on chess.com, i will have to delete it if i cant find a solution

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https://lichess.org/rkvahvb6

>>97634355
If you search in their forum, you'll see that your request has been made a dozen of times. It's impossible.
>delete it
good idea

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>>97634189
Gukesh still has to win a game lol

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she knew how to play

>>97635671
So is the secret to making women good at chess forcing them to play all day every day for their entire young lives?

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>>97635717
https://youtube.com/shorts/8pmJgtLKBXg

1. d4 Nf6 2. d5 e5 3. Bg5 Na6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. e4 Bc5 6. Qf3 Qh6 7. Nd2 O-O 8. Ne2 Nb4 9. Kd1 f5 10. c3 b5 11. cxb4 Bxb4 12. Qe3 Qa6 13. a3 Bxd2 14. Kxd2 f4 15. Qb3 Qb6 16. f3 d6 17. Rc1 Bd7 18. Kc2 a5 19. Kb1 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Rc4
Qa7 22. Rxb4 Qf2 23. Qd1 Qa7 24. Qb3 Be8 25. Kc2 Qa5 26. Qc3 Bg6 27. Rb7 Qa4+ 28. Qb3 Qa5 29. Qb4 Qxd5 30. Nc3 Qf7 31. Bc4 Rfc8 32. Bxf7+ Bxf7 33. Nd5 Bxd5 34. exd5 c6 35. dxc6 Rxc6+ 36. Kd2 Rac8 37. Qc3 Rxc3 38. bxc3 Rc5 39. Ra1 h5 40.
Raa7 Kh7 41. Rxg7+ Kh6 42. Rgd7 d5 43. Ra6+ Kg5 44. Rg7+ Kh4 45. Rh6 Rc4 46. Rgh7 Kg5 47. Rxh5+ Kg6 48. R7h6+ Kg7 49. Re6 e4 50. fxe4 dxe4 51. Rd5 Kf7 52. Ree5 f3 53. gxf3 exf3 54. Rf5+ Ke6 55. Rde5+ Kd6 56. Re3 Rh4 57. h3 Rxh3 58. Rfxf3 Rh1 59. Re1 Rh2+ 60. Kd3 Rh7 61. Rfe3 Kc5 62. Re5+ Kc6 63. c4 Rd7+ 64. Kc3 Rd8 65. R1e4 Rd1 66. Re6+ Kc7 67. c5 Rd5 68. Kc4 Rd7 69. Re7 Rxe7 70. Rxe7+ Kc6 71. Re6+ Kc7 72. Kd5 Kc8 73. Re7 Kb8 74. Kc6 Ka8 75. Kb6 Kb8 76. Re8# 1-0

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How do you win this as white?

>>97636122
Rh3 then mate with the queen

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>>97636659
Bxh3

>>97636122
When the king hides on g8, he has only one defender left which is the pawn on g7. If we take that with the bishop there will be enough space to coordinate queen and rook for the mate avoiding the >>97636846 f sniper .

>>97635775
Looks awesome, is it?

>>97638162
Nta
I liked it, I cried a little bit and my roommate called me a slur

>>97635463
Today is the day, I'm feeling it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kAZofslmtw

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>>97638162
dunno. didn't watch it yet. but I bet it is, with Kaspy in it and all

faustino age is showing
he got a miracle today
against a strong gm he is cooked
hope he turns up to play against stronger oponents

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Will a Woman Ever Become World Chess Champion?

https://youtube.com/shorts/BDfeKuNPRmk

>>97640581
In no order:
>men have more autism
>female autists mask (pretend not to be autistic) more
>men have more mental extremes
>discrimination
So no almost certainly not.

>>97634405
why did you post this abomination?

>>97639040
I've cried a bit too. I'm a little surprised Kasparov even agreed to be in it considering it makes him look kind of bad.

>>97614907
How do I get good at chess?

>>97642560
Define good. There will always likely be millions better than you and millions worse than you, no matter how good you are.

>>97642560
You study it:
https://listudy.org/en

>>97642856
Not him but how do I care about studying? Seems to me every minute spent study would be better spent playing.
>you'll get better
Considering there is no end to the pursuit of getting better, that is a death march.
>it's fun
Not as much as playing.
>number go up
Who cares.

>>97627464
>win by 0.0000000..1 (repeating) seconds
>opponent argues that an infinitely small fraction is mathematically equivalent to 0.
>tell him that means his cock doesn't exist either
>he blocks me

>>97632620
>3/4
>Performance 2621
so far so good

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inaccuracy? more like blunder

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I'm yet to make a brilliant move

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>>97634189
lot of cute pics from that event

https://eu.zonerama.com/PragueIntarnationalChessFestival/

>>97642298
When he started squirming about the touch move game I was thinking the same exact thing.

He probably figured the redemption arc where they become friends on the banana boat would redeem him.

>>97642872
You can just play the game, you will just improve very slowly if at all.
If you don't enjoy learning new tactical patterns, opening ideas, or understanding endgames then no one can make you.

>Considering there is no end to the pursuit of getting better, that is a death march.
So what? I think chess is interesting and cool.

You could say the same about someone who practices guitar, they will never be the best, but they can make more sounds and play more music if they improve, and maybe they just like to play music?

>>97644058
Brilliant moves aren't just really good moves, they have to be a sacrifice that significantly improves the position iirc.